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Ethnic cleansing of Palestinian communities and lone families in the West Bank (58 communities as of 10 Mar 2026)

Israel’s regime of apartheid and occupation is inextricably bound up in human rights violations. B’Tselem strives to end this regime, as that is the only way forward to a future in which human rights, democracy, liberty and equality are ensured to all people, both Palestinian and Israeli, living between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.
The Gaza Strip
Clinging to what’s left of life: Palestinian women under genocide in Gaza
Since October 2023, women in the Gaza Strip have been living under Israel’s genocide against Palestinians there. Daily care for the family typically falls to women: preparing food, maintaining hygienic living spaces, and tending to children’s health and education. These responsibilities have become difficult, if not impossible, to carry out in the harsh living conditions of internally displaced persons (IDPs): living in tents without access to essential supplies such as water, food, cooking equipment and cleaning materials, and with a decimated education system...

Israel’s regime of apartheid and occupation is inextricably bound up in human rights violations. B’Tselem strives to end this regime, as that is the only way forward to a future in which human rights, democracy, liberty and equality are ensured to all people, both Palestinian and Israeli, living between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.

Since the Hamas attack on 7 October 2023, Israel has acted in a coordinated and deliberate manner to destroy Palestinian society in the Gaza Strip, committing genocide against its residents. In light of Israel’s actions in Gaza, the public statements made by Israeli decision-makers, and the international community’s failure to take effective action, there is a serious risk that the Israeli regime will expand the genocide to other areas under its control—first and foremost, the West Bank.
B’Tselem calls on the Israeli public and the international community to use every tool available under international law to bring an immediate end to Israel’s genocide against the Palestinian people.